Let's rethink how we think of Mississippi

6:45 PM,
Apr. 19, 2013

Written by

Jordin Johnson
From the Community

Have your ears ever burned when you heard someone laugh at your southern drawl? Have you ever been ridiculed for being from "that state that looks like a backwards Alabama"?

Have you ever wanted to stand and shout to the world, "I'm better, and I'll prove it?"

I have, and that is the primary reason I have chosen to partner with the Mississippi Believe It campaign to promote a more positive image of our state. If you have listened to the banter of recent national politics, you know that both Govs. Barbour and Bryant have had to deal with national issues where the intent was to belittle our state. "We can ...